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Mental resilience and the state of positive perception in sport enhances the value of the person, self-confidence and the perspective of time in a positive sense (Icerson&Pines, 2013). Current study aims to determine the impact of university students who participate in Hentbol Championships in the University League on the "positive perception levels of mental resilience". The research group consisted of a total of 112 Hentball players (age average = 22.45 ± 1.84), including 78 women and 34 male players. Sheard and others to determine the impact between the mental resistance levels of participants and the positive perception levels. (2009) developed by the "Sports Mental Resistance Inventory" with Flow and other. The "Positive Perception Scale" developed by (2015) has been used. The standard distribution test (skewness-kurtosis) has been used to determine whether measurements are appropriate for normal distribution. According to the Skyness-Kurtosis technique, it showed normal distribution in all sizes. According to the results of the Levene test, the Multiple Regression analysis was used. According to the study, it can be said that the middle level of mental resilience (Ort.=42.70) of the participants has the middle level and the high level of positive perception (Ort.=47.60). According to the Regression Analysis, there is a low level of relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variables, while the independent variables describe 12% and 4% of the variables in the dependent variable. It is also understood that the positive perception of past time, the positive perception of human nature, and the positive perception of self, the impact on psychological resilience is statistically meaningful.

Abstract:

Mental toughness and Positive perception at sports positively increases the individual's self-esteem, self-confidence and perspective towards time (Icerson & Pines, 2013; tra., Akın et al., 2014). The current study examined  the effect of the positive perception of the athletes participating in the Uni-League Handball Competitions to the mental toughness. One hundred twelve athletes (78 females & 34 males; Average age = 22.45±1.84) created from university teams.  In order to measure athletes’ positive perception levels and mental toughness levels,     " Mental Toughness Scale" developed by Sheard et al. (2009) and "Positive Perception Scale" developed by Akın et al. (2015) were used. Skewness-Kurtosis normality distribution test was used to determine whether the measurements were appropriate for normal distribution. So, All dimensions showed the normal distribution. In the direction of Levene test, Multiple Regression analysis was used. The results indicated that the mental toughness (Mean=42,70) levels of the ethletes are nearly mid-level and the positive perception levels of them are high (Mean = 47.60). According to the results of regression analysis, there is a low level relationship between dependent variable and independent variables. Changes in the dependent variable of the independent variables explains 12, 4%. In addition, Effect of the Positive Perception levels of Past Tense, the Human Nature and Selfness to the mental toughness was found to be statistically significant

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